Ramona Marquez (born 24 February 2001) is an English actress best known for her childhood role as Karen Brockman in the

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sitcom '' Outnumbered''.

Career

In 2009, Marquez appeared as Imogen Pollock in the made-for-television movie '' Enid'', detailing the life of children's writer

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. Later in 2009, Marquez became the first child to win the British Comedy Award for 'Best Female Comedy Newcomer'. '' Outnumbered'' also won two other comedy awards on the night, including 'Best TV Comedy'. Marquez has also appeared in ''

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'' as

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and '' Arthur Christmas'' as the voice of Gwen. Her father is Martin Marquez, an actor best known on television for his role as Gino Primirola, the head barman in the British television comedy drama '' Hotel Babylon''. Her brother, Raoul Marquez, appeared with her in '' The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel''.

Personal life

Marquez came out as

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in her contribution to the book '' Women Don't Owe You Pretty'' by Florence Given, published in June 2020. She has since updated her

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bio to read "Lesbian, vegan and a sober girly". In 2019, it was reported that Marquez had started studying Spanish and

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at the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marquez, Ramona 2001 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London English bisexual actresses English child actresses English LGBTQ actors English people of Spanish descent English television actresses English voice actresses LGBTQ people from London Alumni of the University of Manchester